U.S. Air Force AMMOS congratulates newest graduates Published Sept. 10, 2013 By Capt Daniel Gregorich Instructor, U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School celebrated its sixth Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course graduation at The Club Aug. 23. Lt. Col. Brian Moore, USAF AMMOS commandant, claims the course places students in a challenging academic environment and the most promising candidates are selected to attend. "The USAF AMMOS is an institution for warriors. Students are selected because they have the greatest potential as graduates to expand combat capability," Moore said. "We kept their training tough, placed them in nearly impossible scenarios and gave them less time to find solutions than any of them would have wanted. Our school is that way for a reason, and the Air Force is stronger today because of their efforts. As they use the skills which they have learned to lead our Airmen, the Air Force will be stronger tomorrow." This six week course was approved by Headquarters Air Force in 2009 to provide graduate-level education in expeditionary logistics and combat support to senior NCOs in the aircraft and munitions maintenance community. The graduates are highly skilled tactical and operational maintainers capable of effectively leading aircraft and munitions maintenance organizations in planning, designing and executing unit readiness activities to ensure combat-ready weapons systems in support of home station and expeditionary combat operations. Graduates are charged to share their knowledge as mentors to their peers and subordinates while also acting as advisors to wing leadership on aircraft and munitions maintenance operations. "I am extremely proud of this AMSC class," said Maj. Jennifer Gurganus, USAF AMMOS director of operations. "The class came together as a strong team and mastered maintenance tactics, techniques and procedures. I am looking forward to hearing back from these graduates as to how they are applying what they learned at AMMOS to their home station jobs. I am sure they will enhance the maintenance community by fulfilling their AMMOS graduate roles of being producers, mentors and advisors." To mark the occasion, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey G. Lofgren, the United States Air Force Warfare Center commander, served as the graduation guest speaker. "I know first-hand the impact you can make on a unit and our Air Force mission. As a deployed wing commander, I saw graduates just like you solve complex problems, lead our great Airmen to achieve seemingly impossible tasks like supporting the drawdown in Iraq and surge in Afghanistan, and double the size of the wing's aircraft with no additional facilities or ramp space. It will not be just leadership that turns to you, but also our Airmen." Graduating from the USAF AMMOS AMSC, Class 13A are: Chief Master Sgt. Scott Jongewaard, 301st Maintenance Group, Texas Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Arthur Baltier, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. Senior Master Sgt. John Flores, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. Senior Master Sgt. Armando Huerta, 757th AMXS, Nellis AFB, Nev. Senior Master Sgt. Benjamen Ingram, 57th AMXS, Nellis AFB, Nev. Senior Master Sgt. Dale King, 57th AMXS, Nellis AFB, Nev. Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Roehm, United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. Senior Master Sgt. Brian Taylor, 57th AMXS, Nellis AFB, Nev. Master Sgt. Michael Laine, 57th AMXS, Nellis AFB, Nev. Master Sgt. Fredrick Little, 57th AMXS, Nellis AFB, Nev.
